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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Daniel Webster to Aaron Hobart regarding the abolition of slavery |
| Date | 20 April 1850 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Hobart for a letter and his approval of one of Webster's speeches. Comments: "If we cannot subdue, or restrain, this fanatical abolition Spirits, I know not how we shall get along, without great trouble, or be able to carry on the Govt." Extends an open invitation to his home in Mansfield, New Hampshire. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Government and Civics Politics African American History Slavery Abolition Congress |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Aaron Hobart, lawyer, jurist, state senator, and congressman, was born on 26 June 1787 in Abington, Massachusetts. Hobart pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1805. Thereafter, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1809, commencing practice in Abington. In 1824 he moved to East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1814; a state senator in 1819; and in 1820 was elected a representative in the 16th congress to fill a vacancy, taking his seat on 18 December 1820. He was re-elected to the 17th, 18th, & 19th congresses, serving from 1820-1827. He was a member of the governor's council, 1827-31, and a judge of probate, 1843-58. He is the author of Historical Sketches of Abington Mass. (1839). He died in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts on 19 September 1858 and was buried in Central Cemetery. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |